North Sound Surface Design Group Meeting Notes

August 27—The 2018 Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival will be held October 12-14 at the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center in Everett, WA. Workshops by David Taylor, Hilde Morin and more. For more information, call 360-466-4288. This event is presented by Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum.

Dorothy had no new baskets to share, but she has been cleaning out her studio and brought cool things to share. She brought some dyed pieces from a previous workshop. She also brought a nice chart that shows dye colors from different kinds of plants. Robyn was the lucky recipient of that. I snagged this beautiful silk scarf and I hope to add some more dye from plants.

Valerie’s silk scarf

Sydney shared a wool bird that she will be adding lots of hand stitching to. She’s also been making masks, capes, t-shirts and journals for her grandkids. She is going on a cruise to Alaska and will do handwork while traveling. Bon voyage!

Sydney’s wool bird

Robyn has been doing more eco dying on white wool. Some of the pieces were rolled and some crunched. She’s done a very good job of keeping track of the methods she used on each piece. Now that’s being organized. Robyn brought home-grown green beans to share with everyone.

Robyn’s dyeing

Stephanie attended her 55th class reunion and had a great time. She made a beautiful silk/linen jacket. The border was a piece of cotton from Africa. She’s also been restringing broken beaded jewelry. Stephanie brought a big bag of pears to share with us. They were delicious.

Stephanie’s jacket

Nancy has all the pieces knitted and ready to sew together for her vest. She custom ordered the dye and then spun the yarn that will be the trim on the vest. She participated in a challenge for her spinning group. She first knitted a blank, then dyed it and unraveled it and rewound.

Nancy’s knitted vest

Olga knitted a very fun pair of socks. Glad to see you back in our group. Welcome to Washington.

Olga’s socks

Valerie was inspired by Robyn’s eco-printing and tried some of her own on watercolor paper. She will be trying different mordant combinations and search for interesting plant materials.

Valerie’s eco-printing

Barbara Matthews, “Life Within I”

Barbara Matthews in Viennese Fiber Art Exhibition

Barbara Matthews’s piece “Life Within I” was accepted into the show “Sheep Meets Tree,” which is sponsored by Woll Modus (Craft Art Fusion) and held in and near Vienna, Austria. The show exhibits the versatility of sheep’s wool, and expands the boundaries of wool. Because Barbara works with live-edge cedar and wool felting, her piece was a natural fit for the theme of wool with wood. The show was at Zacherlfabrik in Vienna through September 16 and opens in Raach am Hochgebirge from September 27-30.

Barbara Matthews, Hug Or Kiss

Barbara Matthews in Arrowmont Show

Transcendent Silk – Beyond the Ordinary
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
September 1-October 12

Call for Art for Eastside Members

Deadline: September 21

“Creative Contemplation” is the Fifth Annual SDA Eastside group exhibition. This exhibition is a casual event that we will work together to present. Crystal Edwards will create a flyer for the event, and she will take lead. We, as a team, will be involved with the installation of the show. This is a great opportunity to show the community what SDA is all about in a no pressure sort of way. Entrants must be a current member of the Surface Design Association (SDA) and live/work in the Eastside area: Renton, Fall City, North Bend, Redmond, Newcastle, Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Woodinville, Carnation, Medina, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Snoqualmie or Bothell. Prospectus and entry form here.

– All entries must be original artwork created, conceived, and executed entirely by you, the artist (or artists in the case of a collaborative piece). Artwork from kits, tutorials, copies, or done under instruction is ineligible.

– Collaborative pieces will be accepted if ALL the artists are members of SDA Eastside

– Two and three-dimensional pieces qualify so long as they are ready to hang. Art must be easily movable; not exceeding 15 lbs.

– All work MUST be ready to hang. Space is limited in this venue, so we will only be accepting hanging pieces. No saw tooth hangers. If a special hanging mechanism is required to hang your piece, such as a rod or a form, you must provide the rod, form, hanging device, or alternate hanging device and any wires with the art.

– Each artist can submit up to three pieces of artwork.

Important Dates:

Deadline to enter exhibition with inclusion in the flyer: Friday Sep 14 by 5 p.m.

Final Deadline to enter exhibition: Friday, Sep 21 by 5 p.m.

Opening Reception: Saturday, Sep 29 at 6 p.m. through 8:30 p.m.

SDA Meeting/Meet the Artists: Sunday, Oct 21 at 3 p.m. through 5 p.m.

Artwork pickup: Sunday, Nov 4 at 10:00 a.m. through 1 p.m.

Location:

Areté Kirkland

Areté Lounge Gallery

450 Central Way

Kirkland, WA 98033

SDA-WA Members in Voices of CQA Show

Voices of CQA
NW Quilt Expo, Portland
September 27-29

SDA members Christina Fairley Erickson, Caryl Breyer Fallert-Gentry, Pat Herkal, Barbara Matthews, Helen Remick, Carla Stehr, Tesi Vaara and Ruth Vincent have pieces in the “Voices of CQA” show at the NW Quilt Expo in Portland, OR, September 27-29. “Voices of CQA” celebrates the quilt as Art with a capital A. The exhibit showcases Contemporary Quilt Art members’ individual works, which speak to their particular process, inspiration and artistic direction.

SDA-WA Members in Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum Festival

Pacific NW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum Festival
October 12-14

Caryl Bryer Fallert Gentry, Pat Herkal and Cathie Wier had art juried into LaConner’s Pacific NW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum Festival 2018, October 12-14. The festival will be in LaConner and the juried show will be at the Edward D Hanson Conference Center in Everett.

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Surface design encompasses the coloring, patterning and structuring of any fiber and fabric. This involves creative exploration of processes such as dyeing, painting, printing, stitching, embellishing, quilting, weaving, knotting, felting and paper making.

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